Claire

“No!” said Sofia. “I read! Self-help can be very useful.” She gave her sister a meaningful look. “Really?” said Carmen. “As useful as Rainbow Rowell? Or Douglas Adams? I doubt it.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Christmas Bookshop

“I know zoos are no longer in people’s good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“Because many people live habitually as if the present moment were an obstacle that they need to overcome in order to get to the next moment. And imagine living your whole life like that, where always this moment is never quite right, not good enough because you need to get to the next one. That is continuous stress.”
― Dan Harris, 10% Happier

“The reason we can’t fathom the roots of suffering is that each of us carries the historical burdens of deceit, treachery, and violence committed by our forbears across ethnic, racial, and religious lines.”
― Taitetsu Unno, Shin Buddhism: Bits of Rubble Turn into Gold